H.R. 2892: Invest in America Act of 2011
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H.R. 2892: Invest in America Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-12 · Taxation · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6104)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6104) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Invest in America Act of 2011
Plain summary
Invest in America Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers, other than corporations, to exclude from gross income net capital gains (defined as including dividend income) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, and before January 1, 2022.
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Official text
Invest in America Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · 0 cosponsors
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- Capital gains
- The profit from selling something you own, such as stock or real estate, for more than you paid. A capital gains tax is a tax on that profit.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2892.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2892 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112